Loving Our Kids Too Much
Why parenting is so hard. My wife and I are lucky, we have two great kids (aged 11 and 15), with no major behavioural issues (that I’m aware of 😁), and a family unit that mostly operates well. However, as my kids get older and parenting gets more complex, I’ve been trying to figure out why I parent the way I do, so that I can be a better dad. Over the weekend, I had a breakthrough. The no. 1 problem with parenting tweens and teens is that we love them too much. The purpose o